Attachment for sales-counters



(No Model.)

H. WALKINSHAW &; J. KAPP. ATTACHMENT FOR SALES COUNTERS Patented Nov.10, 1896.

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NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ATTACHMENT FOR SALES-COUNTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 571,252, datedNovember 10, 1896.

Application filed October 30, 1895. Serial No. 567,443. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HUGH WALKINsHAW and JAMES KAPP, of Lebanon, in thecounty of Laclede and State of Missouri, have invented a new andImproved Linear Measuring Attachment for Sales-Counters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention is an improved counter attachment, in which a slidingyardstick is so arranged that it may be moved longitudinally along thesame for convenience of use in measuring fabrics or dry goods.

The construction and arrangement are hereinafter described, and shown inaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of ourimproved yardstick as in use on a store-counter. Fig. 2 is across-section of same on line 2 2, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the co unter-moldin g with the yardstick in place.

A indicates the top of a store or shop counter, and a the molding ornosing forming the The said molding a is secured in place by screws andprovided with an undercut or dovetail groove 6 in its upper side toadapt it for attachment of the yardstick B. That is to say, the latterhas a lengthwise dovetail rib c on its under side, which fits somewhatloosely in the groove 1), so that the yardstick is freely slidable alongthe edge of the counter A from one point to another, where it may berequired for use. A pin 0 is set in groove 1) near one end thereof toprevent the yardstick sliding out of the same. The side edges of thegraduated face of the yardstick B overlap the top edges of the groove 17and are suitably beveled, so that the yardstick offers little or nosurface obstruction to use of the counter in the usual way. When thuslocated and attached, the yardstick 13 cannot become misplaced or lostand is always at hand and accessible when required for use. It alsoenables more accurate measurements to be made than is practicable with ayardstick held free in the hand.

WVhat we claim is- The combination, with the front molding or nosing ofa store-counter, having a length- WlSGdOVGlJELll groove in its upperside, and a stop-pin located at the end of said groove, of the graduatedyardstick having a lengthwise dovetail rib that fits loosely in saidgroove, whereby the yardstick is adapted to slide freely parallel to theedge of the counter, as and for the purpose specified.

HUGH WALKINSI-IATV. JAMES KAPP.

Witnesses DE WITr O. WALLACE, W. I. WALLACE.

